Chapter 127 (1/2)

Volume 2

CH 7

「Immediately Walking into Trouble 」

It was rather easy to draw the scenery, so my work was progressing smoothly .

“I’m quite good at this . ”

Satisfied self-praise slipped from my mouth as I compared Doranto village behind us to the drawing I’d made of it . I heard Ariane Ariane yawn beside me just as she glances over at my work .

“So, are you done?”

After wiping some tears from the corner of her eyes, she stood up and stretched before brushing the dust off her firm backside .

Chiome leaped off the nearby large tree she had climbed a while ago to keep watch .

“Are we departing?”

She was confused and gave me a questioning look when I lightly shook my head no at her question . I waved my hand and quickly explained myself .

“We’ll set off soon, just wait a moment . ”

After I said that, I stepped away from the two of them and prepared to active my long-distance transfer magic 【Transfer Gate] .

Ponta immediately ran up, leaped into the air, and gracefully landed on her spot on top of my helmet .

When the magic formation completed itself at my feet, everything went black for a moment before I arrived at the location from my memory .

Looking up I saw the large tree spreading over the sky, with sunlight managing to passed through the gaps in the tree’s enormous canopy . It was the Dragon King’s Tree . I was standing a little bit away from a residence in need of renovation .

I let out a relieved sigh upon seeing nothing had changed since the last time I was here before raising my voice .

“Haaay, Shiden! Come out if you’re there!”

I shouted towards the forest and Ponta soon let out cries of her own despite having been quiet ’til now .

“Ky〜un! Ky〜un!”

Whether it was because of my shouting or Ponta’s call I didn’t know…… but our mount pushed through the undergrowth and revealed itself .

Shiden had been watching the residence up till now .

When he saw Ponta and me, Shiden let out a joy filled cry and came running straight into us .

“Gyiiiiin”

Being on the receiving end of Shiden’s full strength caused my feet to dig into the ground before he was stopped .

Although it was playfulness on Shiden’s part, that collision would have been the same as being hit by a small truck if I had been a normal person .

He may have been a gift from the tiger tribe, but considerable strength was needed to properly care for him .

While he looked like a proud and powerful small dragon, I couldn’t deny a strange sense of charm in the way he acted .

“Kyun! Ky〜un”

When Ponta called out to Shiden from the top my head, he shook his white mane and growled in response . I felt the corners of my mouth rise as I watched the friendly exchange .

“You seem to have gotten used to living here, but it must be stifling having to stay on this mountain . How about we go on a little excursion? It has been a while since you could run to your heart’s content . ”

I stroked Shiden’s mane before retrieving the saddle from the residence and attaching it to him as quickly as I could . Shiden shook his head once, scratched the ground with his hoof and snorted to let me that he understood what I said .

I patted Shiden’s neck to soothe him before climbing aboard and casting 【Transfer Gate] . Everything went dark for a moment before Ariane came into view .

“Kya!!”

The moment we appeared, Ariane stumbled and fell on her backside when Shiden’s massive figure materialized in front of her .

When she realized what was going on, she glared at me .

“Hey, say something if you’re gonna bring him along! Hmph……”

She normally didn’t scream in such a feminine manner, but she’d been caught off guard and threw her complaints at me .

“Arc-dono, are we riding Shiden into the human country?”

Chiome asked me that expected question as she approached Shiden massive form .

“This guy needs to run in an open area once and awhile . Besides, we shouldn’t attract too much attention when we cross into human territory . ”

The inhabitable area for humans was extremely limited in this world .

There were plenty of sources of fresh water and land suitable for crop cultivation, but in this monster-ridden world, most humans lived in walled-off settlements .

There wasn’t much humans could do to expand beyond the fields set up outside their walls, even within their own territory the limits of the human gaze was surprisingly narrow .